White House suggests ‘The View’ could be ‘pulled off air’ over Trump-Obama comments

After ” The View ” cohosts said President Donald Trump was jealous of former President Barack Obama on Wednesday, the White House issued an intimidating statement to Entertainment Weekly about the talk show possibly being “pulled off the air.”

It’s all because of Trump’s allegation Tuesday that Obama “was trying to lead a coup” in the past. That in turn led to a comment during Whoopi Goldberg’s Hot Topic segment on Wednesday’s “View” episode.

During the segment, Joy Behar came in with a criticism of her own, saying, “First of all, who tried to overthrow the government on Jan. 6. Who was that again? That was not Obama.”

That was in reference of the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol, in which many of Trump’s supporters participated.

“The thing about him is he’s so jealous of Obama, because Obama is everything that he is not: Trim, smart, handsome, happily married, and can sing Al Green’s song ‘Let’s Stay Together’ better than Al Green. And Trump cannot stand it. It’s driving him crazy,” Behar said.

She also suggested later on that Obama should sue Trump, and legal expert Sunny Hostin weighed in to agree with the sentiment.

“I agree with you on that,” Hostin said. “Obama still lives rent-free in his head. I think Michelle Obama still lives rent-free in his head, I think the fact that Malia graduated from Harvard still lives rent-free in his head, and it’s just the very swag that Obama has that he will never have.”

In response to Behar’s comments, White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers told Entertainment Weekly in an emailed statement that, “Joy Behar is an irrelevant loser suffering from a severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.” The statement also claimed that the show has “hit the lowest ratings” in recent years.

The statement added that Behar, “should self-reflect on her own jealousy of President Trump’s historic popularity before her show is the next to be pulled off air.”

When Entertainment Weekly reached out to “The View” for comment, a spokesperson didn’t address Rogers’ statement, but did respond to claims about the show’s ratings, calling out figures and explaining that “The View” is up in total viewers and women 18-49, versus the comparable weeks last season, to its most-watched in four years” and “season to date, ‘The View’ is ranking No. 1 in households and total viewers among all network daytime talk shows and news programs for the fifth straight season.”

Following Trump’s remarks about a coup, Obama’s team issued a statement to the New York Times.

“These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction,” said Patrick Rodenbush, a spokesman for Obama, to the publication. “Nothing in the document issued last week undercuts the widely accepted conclusion that Russia worked to influence the 2016 presidential election but did not successfully manipulate any votes.”